KSC: ‘It is her final resting place´
Buried underground in two abandoned silos on the Air Force side of this complex, broken parts of the shuttle Challenger lie at rest.
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Lift off of Space Shuttle Columbia from top of the Vehicle Assembly Building with its crew of seven astronauts Thursday, January 16, 2003. This was the first flight for Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon on the 16th day science mission aboard Columbia. (Photo: News-Journal/Roger Simms) |
NIE EXCLUSIVE: Columbia´s Reconstruction
Space Shuttle Columbia arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in March 1979. By July of this year, after 28 missions and 123 million miles in space, the charred remains of the orbiter lay in pieces in a hangar not far from the launch pad where it lifed off on its final journey.
President addresses nation on Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy
My fellow Americans, this day has brought terrible news and great sadness to our country. At 9:00 a.m. this morning, Mission Control in Houston lost contact with our Space Shuttle Columbia.
Space Shuttle Columbia arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in March 1979. By July of this year, after 28 missions and 123 million miles in space, the charred remains of the orbiter lay in pieces in a hangar not far from the launch pad where it lifted off on its final journey. The Daytona Beach News-Journal´s NIE Program presents The Columbia Chronicles. |  |